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The CDC issued a warning to health care providers this week about an uptick nationwide in “extensively drug-resistant” shigellosis, which is a bacterial infection that affects the intestines and causes inflammatory diarrhea. There are about 450,000 shigellosis infections every year. The CDC
Lower back pain is one of the most common ailments, with four out of five people experiencing it at some point in their lives, according to the website for the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. For immediate relief after a back injury,
The Biden administration is moving to require patients to be evaluated by a physician in person before receiving prescriptions for some controlled medications, including Adderall and OxyContin. The proposal would reverse a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic that allowed doctors to
A nurse in New York who was caught on video allegedly slamming a newborn face-first onto a bassinet was fired and is under investigation. The incident, which occurred at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip on Long Island, is being investigated
People will soon be able to self-test for both flu and COVID-19 in one fell swoop — without leaving their homes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) home test that can detect both influenza A and
A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory group said Friday it isn’t recommending more than one annual coronavirus vaccine booster. The working committee, which is part of the CDC’s Advisory Committee For Immunization Practices, found insufficient evidence that more than
A simple urine test could detect pancreatic and prostate cancer with up to a 99% rate of accuracy, says a team of researchers from the Surface & Nano Materials Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science. Dr. Ho Sang Jung, lead
10 dietary tips to reduce heart disease and stroke risk, according to the American Heart Association
What is a vegan diet? Curious about becoming a vegan? Here is what you need to know about the vegan diet. A healthy diet is the key instrument for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death for adults
Older adults who take laxatives on a regular basis could face a 51% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not use them, a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests. However, there are caveats to the study.
American women have a one in eight chance (12.9%) of developing breast cancer during their lifetimes, while American men have a one in 800 chance (0.13%), according to the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute. Each year, about 264,000 women